The Straight Story - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Straight Story"
The Straight Story (1999)
Timing:
1:52 (112 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Mary Sweeney
Producer
Executive Producer
Pierre Edelman
Executive Producer
Michael Polaire
Executive Producer
Writer
John Roach
Writer
Mary Sweeney
Writer
Casting
Jane Alderman
Casting
Lynn Blumenthal
Casting
Editor
Mary Sweeney
Editor
Costume Design
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Rick LeFevour
Stunt Coordinator
James Fierro
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Barbara Haberecht
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Bob Harper
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Neff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Second Assistant Director
Simone Farber
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Rudy J. Calzavara
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Gordon Hayman
Camera Operator
Costume Supervisor
W.T. Zacha
Costume Supervisor
Sound Effects Editor
Doug Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Ronald Eng
Sound Effects Editor
Assistant Art Director
Chris Kennedy
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Sean Everett
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Ronald Eng
Supervising Sound Editor
Electrician
Wilson Webb
Electrician
Amy Alarian
Electrician
Joshua E. Smith
Electrician
Set Costumer
Susan Lichtman
Set Costumer
Aerial Director of Photography
David L. Butler
Aerial Director of Photography
David B. Nowell
Aerial Director of Photography
Hairstylist
Deborah K. Dee
Hairstylist
Sally J. Harper
Hairstylist
First Assistant Director
Scott Cameron
First Assistant Director
Chief Lighting Technician
Richard Alarian
Chief Lighting Technician
Boom Operator
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Screenplay
John Roach
Screenplay
Mary Sweeney
Screenplay
First Assistant Editor
Hilary Schroeder
First Assistant Editor
Foley Artist
David Lee Fein
Foley Artist
Diane Marshall
Foley Artist
Sound Designer
Construction Coordinator
David Wilt
Construction Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor
Best Boy Grip
Keith Bunting
Best Boy Grip
Art Department Assistant
Trini Wilt
Art Department Assistant
Foley Editor
Howard Neiman
Foley Editor
Key Grip
Don Cerrone
Key Grip
Grip
Ron Burchfield
Grip
Edgar Martin
Grip
Eric Ritter
Grip
Dolly Grip
Michael Fedack
Dolly Grip
Assistant Property Master
Johnny D. Culley
Assistant Property Master
Leadman
David Hack
Leadman
Second Second Assistant Director
Eric Sherman
Second Second Assistant Director
Carpenter
Timothy W. Lobdell
Carpenter
Special Effects
Gary D'Amico
Special Effects
Foley Supervisor
Howard Neiman
Foley Supervisor
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Crist Ballas
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Casting Associate
Catherine Head
Casting Associate
Nancy Briggs
Casting Associate
Sarah Jane Hill
Casting Associate
Music Editor
Walter Spencer
Music Editor
First Assistant Camera
William McConnell
First Assistant Camera
Special Effects Assistant
Mike Weesner
Special Effects Assistant
Sound Engineer
Bryan Arenas
Sound Engineer
Extras Casting
Joan Philo
Extras Casting
Camera Loader
Kathryn Roberts
Camera Loader
Second Assistant Camera
Bill McConnell Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Swing
Thomas Traugott
Swing
Shane Patrick
Swing
Foley Recordist
Mary Erstad
Foley Recordist
Lucy Sustar
Foley Recordist
Aerial Camera
Scott Smith
Aerial Camera
Brendan David Butler
Aerial Camera
Lead Painter
Steven Kerlagon
Lead Painter
Assistant Camera
Extras Casting Assistant
Vicki Jo Hertz
Extras Casting Assistant
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Steven R. Morales
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Patrick Giraudi
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Location Sound Mixer
Susumu Tokunow
Location Sound Mixer
What's left behind the scenes
- The Zone 1 DVD of "Simple Histories" contains no extras, and not even a scene selection function – this was done at the special request of the film's director, David Lynch.
- The real Alvin Straight, who served as the prototype for the film's protagonist, lived from 1920 to 1996, making his journey three years before his death.
- The filming of the film's scenes proceeded in strict chronological order.
- This is the first of David Lynch's films in which he directs his parents in cameo roles.
- According to some reports, the lead role in the film was offered to John Hurt and Gregory Peck.
- Lynch, who had been aware of the project from the beginning of the script's development, was not initially interested in it, but after reading the final script, he agreed to direct the film.
- Farnsworth initially refused the role, citing illness, but Lynch persuaded him to take it.
- Filming began in September 1998 and ended on October 19, 1998.
- A publication in The New York Times about Alvin Straight's six-week journey on a lawnmower attracted the attention of Mary Sweeney, a long-time assistant to David Lynch. She sent the article to her long-time friend John Roach, who quickly became interested in the story. They tried to acquire the rights to the plot, but they had already been sold. The opportunity to acquire them arose only in 1998. They then secured the copyright for themselves and began working on the script. To add credibility to the script, Sweeney and Roach retraced Straight's steps from Lawrence (Iowa) to Mount Zion (Wisconsin), interviewing people who had interacted with Straight during his journey. They also met Straight's children, who were initially unhappy with the project, as they believed the film could give a false impression of their eccentric father. However, after learning of Sweeney and Roach’s attitude towards the story, they offered their support to the project and shared memories of Alvin and his photographs with the screenwriters to make the script’s character as close as possible to the real Alvin Straight.
- For Richard Farnsworth, this role proved to be his last: at the time of filming, he was suffering from bone cancer, and on October 6, 2000, he shot himself at his ranch in Lincoln, New Mexico.
- Notably, the film begins and ends with a shot of a starry sky, which may be a reference to another biographical film by Lynch – "The Elephant Man", which also concludes with a view of the starry sky.
- Notably, the film begins and ends with a view of the starry sky, which may be a reference to Lynch's other biographical film – "The Elephant Man," which also ends with a view of the starry sky.
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